Current Affairs -april 2023

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1. Who took over as the Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)?

 

• Sanjay Sinha

• Rajesh Kumar Singh

• Ashok Khemka

• Nripendra MishraAns.

Senior IAS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh assumed the charge of Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). He succeeds Anurag Jain, who was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Earlier, IAS Rajesh worked as a Secretary in the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade functions under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

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2. The iconic Sydney Cricket Ground unveiled a gate named after which player?

• Kapil Dev

• Mahendra Singh Dhoni

• Sachin Tendulkar

• Shane Warne

A gate named after legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was unveiled at Australia's iconic Sydney Cricket Ground in his honour on his 50th birthday. Tendulkar turned 50 on April 24 (Monday). Sachin played an unbeaten historical inning of 241 runs in the Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2004 and he also scored 785 runs including 3 centuries in that series. This ground was one of Sachin's favourite cricket grounds.

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3. When is National Panchayati Raj Day celebrated every year?

• 23 April

• 24 April

• 20 April

• 25 April

Explanation

National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated annually on 24 April in the country. The theme of this year's event is "Sustainable Panchayats: Building Healthy, Water Sufficient, Clean and Green Villages". The bill was cleared in 1992 under the 73rd Amendment of the Constitution. For the first time, it was declared in 2010. Under this amendment, 'Panchayats' in the Constitution Part IX was included with the title. On this occasion, PM Modi is on a Rewa tour of Madhya Pradesh today where he participated in the National Panchayati Raj Day celebrations across the district.

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4. Who has become the fastest Indian to score 7,000 runs in T20 cricket?

• Virat Kohli

• Suryakumar Yadav

• Rohit Sharma

• K L Rahul

Explanation.

India's opener K.L. Rahul has become the fastest Indian to score 7,000 runs in T20 cricket. Rahul played 197 innings to complete 7,000 runs in T20 cricket. He has left behind India's legendary cricketer Virat Kohli in this feat. Virat had completed his 7,000 T20 runs by playing 212 innings. Rahul leads the team of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL

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5. Which state has started the 'One Panchayat One Play Ground' project?

• Bihar

• Kerala

• Himachal Pradesh

• Uttar Pradesh

Explanation.

The Government of Kerala has launched a new project 'One Panchayat One Play Ground' to promote sports at the panchayat level in the state. Its objective is to revive the sports culture at the panchayat level. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has started this project in Kallikkad. About 450 local bodies will be covered under this project. There is a plan to complete this project within 3 years. In the first phase, a list of 113 panchayats was prepared.

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6. Under Cope India 2023, in which state did the Air Force of India and America participate in a joint exercise?

• West Bengal

• Uttarakhand

• Himachal Pradesh

• Rajasthan

Indian and US Air Force fighter jets participated in a joint exercise at Kalaikunda Air Force Station in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal. It is being organized under the Cope India 2023 exercise. Tejas, Rafale, Jaguar and Su-30 MKI fighter jets are being joined by the Indian Air Force. This exercise started on April 10 and was conducted till April 24. A 12-day simultaneous exercise of transport aircraft started on April 10 at Panagarh Air Force Station in Paschim Bardhaman district.

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7. At which ground will the final match of IPL 2023 be played?

• Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

• Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata

• Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

• Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

The schedule of the IPL 2023 playoffs and the final match has been released by BCCI. The playoffs and finals will be played between May 23 to May 28 in Chennai and Ahmedabad. Qualifier 1 will be played in Chennai on May 23 and Eliminator on May 24 while Qualifier 2 will be played in Ahmedabad on May 26. The final match of IPL 2023 will be played on May 28 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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8. Who was honoured with the Best Actress Award at the Filmfare Awards 2023?

• Kriti Sanon

• Kiara Advani

• Sheeba Chadha

• Alia Bhatt

At the Filmfare Awards 2023, famous personalities of the cinematic industry participated in the 68th edition of the ceremony. Alia Bhatt bagged the Best Actress Award for her film 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'. While Rajkumar Rao was honoured with the Best Actor Award for the blockbuster hit 'Badhaai Do'. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' won the Best Film Award

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9. Dr N. Gopalakrishnan has passed away, he was associated with which field?

      

 

• Film Industry

• Science

•   Business Industry

•         (d) Journalism

Renowned scientist Dr N. Gopalakrishnan recently passed away. Gopalakrishnan was a renowned scientist at the Advanced Seismic Testing and Research Laboratory (ASTaR) of CSIR- Structural Engineering Research Center (SERC). He also served as the Director at CSIR- Central Building Research Institute (CBRI). Prime Minister Narendra Modi met scientist Dr N. Deeply saddened by the demise of Gopalakrishnan.

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10. The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of how many new Nursing Colleges in the country?

 

•      137

•       147

•      157

• 167

     The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has approved the establishment of 157 new Nursing Colleges along with existing Medical Colleges. It aims to increase the number of nursing professionals and provide quality, affordable nursing education in the country. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved Rs 1,570 crore for this. The number of medical colleges was 387 before 2014, in which there has been an increase of about 71% and now their number has increased to 660.

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11. Who has become the second-fastest Asian batsman to score 12,000 runs in international cricket?

     

   

• Babar Azam

•   Rohit Sharma

•    Virat Kohli  

•     Mohammad Rizwan

Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam became the second-fastest Asian batsman to score 12,000 runs in terms of innings in international cricket. He achieved this position by playing 277 innings. He has left behind great batsman Sachin Tendulkar and Javed Miandad of Pakistan in this feat. The Asian record for the fastest 12,000 runs in international cricket is in the name of India's star batsman Virat Kohli.

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12.  How many medical device parks will be set up under the National Medical Device Policy?

  

    

   

         

•      02

•    03

•      04

•         05

Explanation.

The Government of India has approved the National Medical Device Policy. Under this, four Medical Device Parks will be set up in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Presently 26 projects worth Rs 1,206 crore have been approved under the scheme. The National Medical Device Policy 2023 aims to ensure orderly growth of the medical device sector. This sector is expected to grow from $11 billion to $50 billion by 20

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13. PM Modi inaugurated how many FM transmitters to boost radio connectivity in the country?

        

        

        

       

• 61

• 71

• 81

•   91

  Explanation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 91 FM transmitters to boost radio connectivity in the country. These transmitters have been installed in 84 districts of 18 states and two union territories. PM Modi inaugurated 100-watt transmitters through video conferencing. On this occasion, Shri Narendra Modi stated that the government is continuously working towards the democratization of technology.

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  14.When is the 'World Malaria Day' celebrated?

   

    

  

    

•    April 21

•   April 23

•     April 25

•     April 27

Explanation.

World Malaria Day is observed on April 25. The theme for this year is 'Time to deliver zero

malaria: invest, innovate, implement'.

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15.  Which country launched the ChatGPT rival 'GigaChat- Al chatbot'?

    

        

 

        

     

•     USA

• India

•   Russia

•       Israel

  Explanation.

 Russian lender Sberbank released technology called GigaChat as a rival to ChatGPT. GigaChat is an Al chatbot that was launched recently by Russian lender Sberbank.

It is capable of communicating intelligently in Russian than other foreign neural networks.

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 16. Which country organises the 'Astana International Forum'?

      

        

•    Israel

•       

            USA

•     Kazakhstan

•    Russia

Explanation.

Kazakhstan is set to host Astana International Forum in June 2023. It is a gathering of global significance, bringing together stakeholders from across the world to discuss challenging issues related to the economy, energy, climate, and regional cooperation and

development.

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17. Which institution released a report titled 'State of Global Climate'?

  

    

   

 

•    WMO

• IMF

•   WEF

•    UNEP

   Explanation.

According to the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) State of Global Climate

Report, the unprecedented heat in Europe in 2022 resulted in several countries experiencing record-breaking temperatures. This contributed to deaths of at least 15,000 individuals, which is more than any other single extreme climate event.

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18. 'Mission Youth', which received the PM Award for Excellence under Innovation Category, is  from which state/UT?

 

 

• Karnataka

•      

        Jammu and Kashmir

•      Odisha

•      Jharkhand

Explanation.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration's flagship initiative, 'Mission Youth' recently

received the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence under the Innovation (state) category.

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19. What is the theme of 'World Earth Day 2023'?

   

    

   

   

•   Our Planet; Our Pride

• Invest in Our planet

• Earnest Earth

• Earth and Environment

Explanation.

World Earth Day is observed every year on 22 April to mark the anniversary of the birth of

the modern environmental movement in 1970.

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20. Which country has developed 'GRX-810', a 3D printed superalloy?

 

    

     

•        India

•       UAE

•    USA

•   Israel

Explanation.

The GRX-810 is a 3D printed superalloy developed by NASA scientists. It is an oxide-

dispersion-strengthened NiCoCr-based alloy. It showed over 1,000-fold better creep performance, twofold improvement in strength and twofold improvement in oxidation resistance when compared with the traditional polycrystalline wrought Ni-based alloys.

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21. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched nine campaigns under Inclusive Development (Samaveshi Vikaas) theme in which state?

    

    

  

•   Gujarat

•      Madhya Pradesh 

• Assam

•    West Bengal

Explanation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch nine campaigns under Inclusive Development (Samaveshi Vikaas) theme on the 24th of April on the National Panchayati Raj Day in Madhya Pradesh.

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.22.Which city is the host of the 'G20 Space Economy Leaders Meeting' in India?

 

•          Bengaluru

•          Chennai

•   Shillong

•         

             Kolkata

        

Explanation.

The G20 Space Economy Leaders Meeting was organized in Shillong in April 2023. The Meeting is being organised under India's G20 presidency by the Department of Space,

Government of India.

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23. Which Indian state/UT announced 'Dr. BR Ambedkar Award' for recognising involved in the welfare of Dalits?

      

         

• Tamil Nadu

•         

           Telangana

•    Madhya Pradesh

• West Bengal

Explanation.

The Telangana Government recently announced an award in the name of Babasaheb Dr. BR

Ambedkar.

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24. . Which city is the host of the 'Global Conference on Compressed Biogas'? [

 

 

 

• Mumbai 

• Mysuru

• New Delhi

• Chennai

The 'Global Conference on Compressed Biogas' was organised in New Delhi under the theme of "Towards Progressive Policy Framework for a Robust CBG Foundation and Growth."

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25. Which country is the host of 'SCO Millets Food Festival'?

 

 

 

 

• Japan

• India

• China

• Sri Lanka

Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik inaugurated a Millets Food Festival of the member countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Mumbai

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26. Virginia Norwood, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?

 

 

• Politics

•   Aerospace

• Business

• Sports

Virginia Norwood, the aerospace pioneer, has passed away recently at the age of 96. She invented a scanner that has enabled scientists to map and study the earth for more than 50 years.

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27. Which country is the host of the multinational air Exercise INIOCHOS-23?

  

 

 

•    India

•    Indonesia

•    Greece

•     USA

Explanation.

Exercise INIOCHOS-23 is a multinational air exercise that will be hosted by the Hellenic Air

Force, at the Andravida Air Base in Greece. India's air force is participating for the first time in the multinational air drill Iniochos 23.

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28. Which Union Ministries are associated with the '100 Food Streets' initiative?

      

• Health Ministry and Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry

•      Environment Ministry and Jal Shakti Ministry

•    

          Co-operation Ministry and   Agriculture Ministry

•   Agriculture Ministry and Health Ministry

Explanation

The Union Health Ministry, in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,

has requested states and UTs to develop 100 food streets in 100 districts across India.

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29. Which institution launched the ‘State of World Population’ Report?

• UNICEF

• UNFPA

• WEF

• IMF

The State of World Population report titled ‘8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities’ was released recently by the United Nations Population Fund.

According to this report released by UNFPA, India is now the most populous country in the world, as it has surpassed China’s population numbers.

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30.Miguel Diaz-Canel, who was seen in the news, is the President of which country?

• Italy

• Cuba

• Israel

• South Africa

Explanation.

Miguel Diaz-Canel recently became the first non-Castro leader in Cuba to be re-elected as president. He won a second five-year term in a parliamentary vote that had him as the sole candidate. The 62-year-old leader took over the reins in 2018 as Cuba’s first civilian leader after around 60 years of hegemony by the Castro brothers.

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DATE. 15-05-2023